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Post by GhostLiger on Nov 22, 2009 11:25:37 GMT -5
When putting two batteries side by side into a Zoid, ever noticed that they ask you to put the positive and negative ends in exactly the same direction?
I've never come across this in non-Zoid electricals before, and didn't really notice until Dad saw me putting a pair of batteries in a Zoid one day, and told me I was putting them in the wrong way.
So what makes Zoid motors any different from other battery powered gadgets?
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Post by Comrade itman496 on Nov 22, 2009 14:00:04 GMT -5
well, it either means they bridged a wire across, or that they run at 1.5v, and you are just paralleling them together to get double battery life
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Post by GhostLiger on Nov 22, 2009 14:47:08 GMT -5
well, it either means they bridged a wire across, or that they run at 1.5v, and you are just paralleling them together to get double battery life But why only in Zoids? |
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Post by Comrade itman496 on Nov 22, 2009 15:03:33 GMT -5
its just the voltage, my mouse does the same thing. Most devices with 2 batteries like to run at 3.0 volts, hense the reason they have them in a +-+- pattern, since that gives them 1.5v plus 1.5v = 3 v. But for what ever reason, most likely because the motors dont need to go fast, zoids run at 1.5 v. When you have 2 batteries only supplying 1.5v, you get twice the torque, which is what zoid motors need. You following me?
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Post by GhostLiger on Nov 22, 2009 15:48:46 GMT -5
its just the voltage, my mouse does the same thing. Most devices with 2 batteries like to run at 3.0 volts, hense the reason they have them in a +-+- pattern, since that gives them 1.5v plus 1.5v = 3 v. But for what ever reason, most likely because the motors dont need to go fast, zoids run at 1.5 v. When you have 2 batteries only supplying 1.5v, you get twice the torque, which is what zoid motors need. You following me? So, how does changing the direction the batteries face make a difference in the Torque? |
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Post by Comrade itman496 on Nov 22, 2009 18:25:05 GMT -5
okay... batteries have a + and a - end. In most devices, they need more voltage, so they have +-+-, that doubles voltage, but keeps the maximum current at the amount one battery can supply. However, in the zoids case, their motors do not need to go fast, but they do need more grunt. And grunt comes from current.
Now when you have them in the same direction, you get the voltage of one battery instead of 2, so 1.5 volts instead of 3 volts, but you get twice the current, so twice the motor grunt.
You getting this? The reason they face the same way is so it can supply twice the current at less voltage so the motor can do more grunt work slower, since
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Post by GhostLiger on Nov 23, 2009 11:09:16 GMT -5
okay... batteries have a + and a - end. In most devices, they need more voltage, so they have +-+-, that doubles voltage, but keeps the maximum current at the amount one battery can supply. However, in the zoids case, their motors do not need to go fast, but they do need more grunt. And grunt comes from current. Now when you have them in the same direction, you get the voltage of one battery instead of 2, so 1.5 volts instead of 3 volts, but you get twice the current, so twice the motor grunt. You getting this? The reason they face the same way is so it can supply twice the current at less voltage so the motor can do more grunt work slower, since Interesting... now if only you'd put that much effort into knowing about the rest of the Zoid... XD |
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Post by Blaze on Nov 23, 2009 16:29:17 GMT -5
okay... batteries have a + and a - end. In most devices, they need more voltage, so they have +-+-, that doubles voltage, but keeps the maximum current at the amount one battery can supply. However, in the zoids case, their motors do not need to go fast, but they do need more grunt. And grunt comes from current. Now when you have them in the same direction, you get the voltage of one battery instead of 2, so 1.5 volts instead of 3 volts, but you get twice the current, so twice the motor grunt. You getting this? The reason they face the same way is so it can supply twice the current at less voltage so the motor can do more grunt work slower, since Interesting... now if only you'd put that much effort into knowing about the rest of the Zoid... XD ROFL! *high fives Ghostie* |
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Post by La Volpe on Nov 23, 2009 16:34:43 GMT -5
Interesting... now if only you'd put that much effort into knowing about the rest of the Zoid... XD ROFL! *high fives Ghostie* LOL *double highfives Ghostie* XDD |
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Post by Comrade itman496 on Nov 23, 2009 17:53:01 GMT -5
<_>
I'm in electronics class ^^;
and I know that much detail about Konig Wolves... and thats about it XD
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